Index: trunk/src/obj_common.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/obj_common.c	(revision 28835)
+++ trunk/src/obj_common.c	(revision 28836)
@@ -235,6 +235,11 @@
 		obj->noexport = 1;
 		obj->noexport_named = (name[8] == ':');
 	}
+	else if (strncmp(name, "extobj::", 8) == 0) {
+		const char *arg = name+8;
+		if (strcmp(arg, "role") == 0)
+			obj->extobj_role = value;
+	}
 }
 
 const char *pcb_obj_id_invalid(const char *id)
Index: trunk/src/obj_common.h
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/obj_common.h	(revision 28835)
+++ trunk/src/obj_common.h	(revision 28836)
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@
 
 #define PCB_ANY_PRIMITIVE_FIELDS \
 	PCB_ANY_OBJ_FIELDS; \
-	const char           *term; \
+	const char           *term, *extobj_role; \
 	void                 *ratconn; \
 	unsigned char        thermal; \
 	unsigned char        intconn, intnoconn; \
Index: trunk/src/obj_subc.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/obj_subc.c	(revision 28835)
+++ trunk/src/obj_subc.c	(revision 28836)
@@ -99,18 +99,8 @@
 		if (inv != NULL)
 			pcb_message(PCB_MSG_ERROR, "Invalid character '%c' in subc refdes '%s'\n", *inv, sc->refdes);
 	}
-	else if (strncmp(name, "extobj", 6) == 0) {
-		const char *arg = name+6;
-		if (*arg != '\0') {
-			if ((arg[0] == ':') && (arg[1] == ':')) {
-				arg += 2;
-				if (strcmp(arg, "role") == 0)
-					sc->extobj_role = value;
-			}
-		}
-		else
-			sc->extobj = value;
-	}
+	else if (strcmp(name, "extobj") == 0)
+		sc->extobj = value;
 	pcb_text_dyn_bbox_update(sc->data);
 }
 
Index: trunk/src/obj_subc.h
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/obj_subc.h	(revision 28835)
+++ trunk/src/obj_subc.h	(revision 28836)
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 
 struct pcb_subc_s {
 	PCB_ANY_PRIMITIVE_FIELDS;
-	const char *extobj, *extobj_role;
+	const char *extobj;
 	int extobj_idx;
 	void *extobj_data; /* the extobj implementation may store decoded data here */
 	minuid_bin_t uid;